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I'm sure some of you have probably heard about it or discussed it in the chatroom but for those who lived under a rock in the last few days, get ready to shit bricks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dofacvjRkc

This has probably been asked before but is there a way to sort AGS games by release date? With the most recent games on top? Ever since the site got updated I haven't been able to do that.

http://games.adultswim.com/nurse-quest-adventure-online-game.html

This game is easily the best and longest flash adventure game I ever played. I'm three hours in and I'm still not done. I got it all, good old puzzles, humor, awesome pixelated art goodness and the authentic LucasArts font for extra nostalgia... everything! Play it, it's awesome.

It's all confirmed! A new Tex Murphy game is being worked on and the kickstarter will launch on may 15! All the info and a video can be found here:

http://www.unofficialtexmurphy.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=13=3702

Spread the word, guys!

And it's on!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251414413/tex-murphy-project-fedora

"You, yes, YOU, why don't cha all stop making casual, flash and Facebook games and join the REAL teams that are making REAL games out there?"

Where is that facepalm smiley when you need it.

http://alt.systemlink.me/2011/11/gogcom-to-take-on-steam-and-origin.html
http://www.gog.com/en/news/gog_coms_plan_for_the_future_gets_some_news

This is just in, the folks at Good Old Games have decided to sell recent games starting next year, but always DRM-free, at a fixed price worldwide and bundling extra goodies with the games, but they will keep on adding old games to their library. One interesting thing is they're also looking forward to work with independent developers. Could that mean games like Blackwell, Gemini, Downfall, Time Gentlemen or Al Emmo will find their way there?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/11/10/steam-hacked/

The title says it all. Spread the news, lads, and be vigilant.

In the last months Good Old Games asked its users to submit them questions for their interview with Aaron Conners. The first part of their interview was finally posted today:

http://www.gog.com/en/news/your_questions_about_tex_murphy_answered_by_aaron_conners_pt_i

http://indiegames.com/2011/07/trailer_gesundheit_revolutiona.html

I am happy and sad at the same time. Gesundheit will be over soon, but not for PC anymore. Oh well, as long I can bug my friend to lend me his iphone when it will be out.

The game looks awesome, Matt!

Alright, a friend of mine was looking for a game yesterday, a game he used to play when he was a kid, and since you guys are pro at finding the titles of old games people are looking for, I figured this was the perfect place to ask.

According to my friend, the game was a 2D platforming game, released between 1990 and 2000, on PC, where you could run, jump, shoot, morph into a ball and where you could fire a grappling hook on ceilings/walls to swing around from platform to platform. And no, it's not Super Metroid.

Here are two short time related adventure games for you to play today.

The first is called Vicious Cycles, it's a light interactive fiction, no typing involved, hyperlinks do all the dirty work for you, don't let that detail fools you into thinking the game will be easy because it's not. In the game you work for a time travel agency and your task is to prevent a bomb from exploding, every time you die however, and it will happen a lot, your mind is extracted from your body and injected in the body of another bystander, moments before the bomb explodes, ready to give your mission another go. The particularity of the game is that every time you die, you lose your current inventory, but the in-game knowledge your character acquired in your previous, failed attempts, stays with him, which leads to some interesting puzzles. You can play it here:
http://bloomengine.com/cycles/

The second one is called I Have 1 Day, it's a point and click adventure game made in flash, a wizard cursed you and you have exactly one day to reverse the curse, otherwise you die. Although traveling between locations costs you precious hours and all your moves must be carefully calculated in order to reverse the curse, the game comes with a journal that records where you were and what you did every hours of the day, and you can rewind time at your leisure to solve puzzles differently and travel more efficiently to save time. This little game with a nice Last Express vibe can be played here:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/567595

http://lumegame.blogspot.com/

I found this little gem with stunning visuals earlier today, it looks like another game we'll have to keep an eye on.

A friend gave me this link today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccqJ9W_E3jI

Someone apparently got their hands on a beta version of the canceled Warcraft adventure game and made a video walkthrough with it. Since they hyped that game like there was no tomorrow just to put it on the shelf afterward I figured some of you might be interested to know what it could have been.

http://io9.com/5713638/ron-gilbert-delivers-the-deathspank-in-episode-27-of-the-geeks-guide-to-the-galaxy

In case you missed it, that was posted on Mixnmojo some days ago, Ron talks about Deathspank, Limbo, Roger Ebert, games as art, On Stranger Tides, POTC, Monkey Island, humor, puzzles, death in adv. games, death of adv. games, the state of the industry... all interesting stuff.

Say, since I find myself reposting a whole lot of stuff from Mixnmojo here, just so I know, is there anyone here who doesn't visit Mixnmojo?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/11/11/hes-a-bit-spineless-octodad/#more-43830

If you're not laughing out loud and downloading this game after reading the tagline and watching the video, there is something wrong with you.

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Note: The game is not bugfree, if you happen to have a sucky internet connection or limited bandwidth it may be better to wait until it get updated a couple of times before downloading.

The second part of that Gretel and Hansel flash adventure game was released earlier this month.

The game is cool but not without its flaw, notably when it come to finding one more lousy coin to buy the last item and I'd have preferred if the solutions to the inventory puzzle weren't spelled out loud so often, but it's still a fun game, so play it.

It's rather gory and totally not safe for kids, you've been warned.

In this day and age of digital distribution, mega sales at ludicrously low prices, indie bundles and pay-what-you-want business model, there is always a game somewhere that's sold for cheaper than it normally is.

In the last months I stumbled on sales that might have interested some of you, a couple months ago all 5 Tex Murphy games were sold for 50% off on Good Old Games, then it was the 15th anniversary edition of Out Of This World and Sanitarium that were 30% cheaper, then all the Telltales adventure games were dirt cheap on Steam and even cheaper on Telltales' official site, Monkey Island 1 SE was given for free to anyone who pre-purchased MI2SE, there's also been several pay-what-you-want indie bundles with World of Goo, Osmos and Machinarium and other games worth playing, and all this time I told you nothing because I thought "Man, if I report all those sales, they'll start to think I'm a spammer." Well, not anymore.

From now on, if anyone spot a game that might interest some of us and that's sold for cheaper than it normally is, please bump this thread and tell us about it.

To the moderators: Feel free to move this thread wherever you feel it's more appropriated.

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Machinarium is sold for 5$ (75% off) until August 12 (that's tomorrow!)
http://machinarium.net/blog/2010/08/05/machinarium-pirate-amnesty/

The folks behind The Silver Lining sent their near completed fan sequel to Activision for approval only to receive a C&D. More info on the official website:

http://www.tsl-game.com/

I was not really interested in that game but what a major bummer.

May it be a lesson to whoever is currently working on a fan game: When your project is doing fine, remove your web appearance a bit, keep a low profile, and release your game when it's ready and on all channels so it can't be stopped anymore, and for the sake of your fans and everyone who invested countless hours on your project, stop looking for official approval.

[Aquaria]

In case any of you haven't noticed, Steam are having their holiday sale once again this year. All games are sold at 5% - 80% off, and discount for some games changes everydays. And it seems like everyone listened when Valve said they made 3000% more money last year selling Portal at 75% off because games are much cheaper this year than they were last year (like Stalker being sold for 2 dollars.) If you haven't done so yet, now is your chance to grab a copy of Machinarium and Time Gentlemen Please, which I'm sure you've heard about, the latter being without a doubt one of this year's AGS award winner.

Here's your chance to also grab:

Aquaria: A mix of Zelda and shoot 'em up. It features a huge open world explore, it has gorgeous backgrounds and music, the story is great, and it has at least 20 hours of gameplay (a lot compared to most indie titles). The game a bit too easy, I'd love to see an harder version with more frequent dogfights, but otherwise, it's a wonderful game. If you tried the demo before buying the game, savegames from the demo are compatible with the full game, so you won't have to replay the first chapter.

Braid: A puzzle platformer with time travel mechanics. The graphics, music and atmosphere are amazing, no puzzle repeat itself, each world introduce a new time travel mechanic and the story is very deep. And if you're allergic to platforming, let me assure you that it's impossible to die and the game is 20% platforming and 80% puzzle solving, so, you have no excuse to not play it.

Blueberry Garden: An exploration platformer where you must explore the world and eat fruits that grant you temporary ability in order to find objects and build a tower. The game requires you to play it at least twice and has about 2 hours of gameplay. Yeah, sucky description, but saying too much about this game would quite frankly spoil and ruin the whole experience, let me just say that if you like art games, you're doing yourself a tremendous disservice by not playing it, because like Passage, this game is art gaming at its best. One last thing, make sure you have a good PC before trying this game since the game world is constantly changing, and it can sometimes be heavy on the CPU.

World of Goo: We've discussed this game before, the goal is to guide a handful of goo balls in a pipe by building towers, bridges and other structures to cross any obstacles and traps set in between the goo balls and the end level pipe. A game where the gameplay, musics, story, atmosphere and graphics all synergize to create one crazy, original and artful experience. Play the demo: If you don't like it, don't buy it, but if you like it, the rest of the game maintains that level of joy and excitement you got during the last level and the cutscene that followed, and ramps it up.

Osmos: Become the biggest blob in the universe! Absorb small blob to get bigger, and avoid being absorbed by bigger blobs. Sounds simple, but propelling yourself requires you to leave a fraction of your size behind you, and later levels throw blobs with gravity fields, sentient blobs, or levels so tightly filled with bigger blobs that quickly turn this zen and casual experience into a frantic and difficult experience, or a very slow experience where every single of your move must be planned before hand. The last levels can be nigh impossible but overall the game is fun.

Crayon Physics Deluxe: A puzzle game in the same vein of Incredible Machine, except instead of machines, you must draw shapes, ropes, cogs and anchors to help a red circle to collect stars. The game is weird in the sense that it reward creativity instead of intelligence. Most puzzles are easy, you can very well find a trick that can solve every puzzles effordlessly, but that will just turn the game into a boring row of easy puzzles. If you want to have lot of fun with this game, you have to be creative with your solutions.

If you need some more convincing, youtube is full of videos for all of these games and most of them have playable demo. Just don't watch videos of Blueberry Garden, except maybe the official trailer.

Anyone else knows any games worth buying while they're ultra cheap?

A link repost in case any of you missed this little gem posted on the Mixnmojo website, basically, while looking at the original game's source code, the MI1 SE developers found dialogues that were removed from the final game:
http://lucasartsworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/secret-of-monkey-island-–-the-deleted-extended-scenes/